Your Transit Future

Over the last year, GBT has been working with the public, community partners and consultants to create a long term transit vision for the region. In September 2015, we will hold community meetings to share our findings with the public. We encourage all people with an interest in the region to attend —from riders to workers to residents— and share your thoughts about our future.

Transit Community Meetings

WEDNESDAY September 23, 2015 • 6 PM

Housatonic Community College

900 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport, CT 06604

THURSDAY September 24, 2015 • 6 PM

Ralphola Taylor Community Center YMCA

790 Central Ave Bridgeport, CT 06607

Several themes and scenarios for the future have emerged from this work. At our meetings we will discuss the data and thought process behind these ideas. Afterward we will have a Question and Answer session so that everyone’s thoughts will be considered.

Overview of Transit Concepts & Findings

In 2014, we collected bus rider data and conducted surveys to help us take a look at the overall transit system in the region. Below are some of the results and concepts we used to create future scenarios.

Public Needs

What the public said:

New areas serviced or more service to existing areas, such as Kings Highway, Capital Ave, Bridgeport University

Extensions of existing routes to make connections

Regional connections ranked high

Many wanted routings that exist through transfer

Public Survey

The public survey did not match data on which routes are actually used most often. We’ll talk about that and present data at the public meeting.

Frequency vs Coverage

One of the challenges we faced during planning was balancing ridership frequency with coverage. What that means is that a bus service that covers more geography, especially areas with lower ridership, is less frequent (typically, every hour) while a ridership model provides higher frequency (typically, every 15 minutes) bus service through more densely used corridors.

What is a Frequent Transit Network?

A Frequent Transit Network provides 15 minute service or better all day, every day. Typically from 6AM to 9PM. It provides less frequent service on off-peak hours.

Layered Bus Service

During planning it became obvious that some corridors in the region have very high usage all day long. Those areas would benefit from high frequency bus service. We opted to utilize a Layered services model so that local bus routes can be connected with high frequency bus routes. We’ll cover the data and the details in our public meeting.

Overview of Proposed Transit Network

High Frequency Routes

In this scenario, Coastal Link and Route 1 are combined to form a cross-town high frequency corridor, providing service every 15 minutes. Bus Route 8 provides uptown-downtown high frequency service.

Frequent Bus Routes

Routes 9, 10, 13, and 18 provide frequent service and connect with high frequency service. Frequent routes provide service every 20 minutes.

Standard Routes

These routes provide local service to the community.

Bus Network

The local bus routes works in conjunction with the frequent bus routes.

Transit Community Meetings in September

Join us to learn about the long term transit plan for the region, including high frequency and new bus service, transit corridors, and other transit improvements.

WEDNESDAY September 23, 2015 • 6 PM

Housatonic Community College

900 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport, CT 06604

THURSDAY September 24, 2015 • 6 PM

Ralphola Taylor Community Center YMCA

790 Central Ave Bridgeport, CT 06607

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Rider Alerts

Mar 15, 2018

Detours in Bridgeport on Friday 3/16/18

Due to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade there will be detours on routes CL, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 17 between 11:40 AM and 1:30PM. Riders should also expect delays.

The following roads will be closed: Broad St, Main St, State St, Fairfield Ave, and John St.